  Aronian suffers first loss in 2016 Sinquefield Cup round 6 August 12, 2016 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to France’s Maxime Vachier – Lagrave in round 6 of Saint Louis-hosted 2016 Sinquefield Cup. China’s Ding Liren beat Russia’s Peter Svidler, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov lost to Wesley So (U.S.). The Viswanathan Anand- Anish Giri, Hikaru Nakamura- Fabiano Caruana pairs ended their games in a tie. After round 6, So is leading the tournament with 4 points, followed by Topalov and Anand (3.5 points each). Aronian, Vachier – Lagrave, Nakamura, Caruana and Ding Liren share 4-8 spots with 3 points each. Giri gained 2.5 points, while Svidler comes last with only 1.5 points to his score, Sputnik-Armenia reports.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
